Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, firing 653 drones and 51 missiles across the country as it marked Armed Forces Day, Ukraine’s air force said.

The U.S. military announced that it has launched a new task force to deploy various drone forces, and the first squadron of one-way-attack drones already has been formed in the Middle East.

The vessel, LÉ William Butler Yeats, did not shoot down the drones but also lacked any capability to disable them, and a nearby Irish Air Corps aircraft also did not get involved. Deck lookouts spotted the drones because their lights were on as they flew.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth highlights the United States' "Drone Dominance" push to equip the military with a massive quantity of drones.

In a disused warehouse at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, a military drone instructor who goes by the call sign "DC" showed CBS News a makeshift practice course that students must learn to fly the increasingly indispensable devices through before they join the country's defense against Russia.

French Navy personnel opened fire on drones on Thursday 4 December over the area where France's nuclear submarines are stationed. Source: Le Monde, as reported by European Pravda Details: Five drones were spotted on Thursday evening above the Île Longue submarine base in Brittany,

The War Department requested information earlier this week to gauge industry's willingness and ability to make some 300,000 drones

Neros, a company founded in 2023 by former teenage drone racers, won a coveted Army contract and is gaining popularity in the defense sector.

U.S. Special Operations Command will use 500 confiscated Chinese drones for target practice in a Military Drone Crucible training exercise in Florida.

Overnight on December 6, Russia carried out a massive attack on Ukraine, using 61 missiles and 653 drones. Ukrainian air defenses managed to shoot down 615 enemy targets, according to the Ukrainian Air Force Telegram channel.

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